Predator: Review By Bane. Ferguson

Predator, one of the smartest, darkest, brilliantly paced Sc-Fi commando type films that you will ever get to see, after failure after failure from the sequels they released Predators, and after having just brought the Blu-Ray of the sequel (PREDATORS 2010) , the original pops into my mind. Here I am reviewing such a controversial, widely spread, much loved movie that will never be out done. What makes the AVP films and the actual runner up PREDATORS 2 so trashy was how they tried their best to adapt the Sci-Fi aspects, trying to make it bigger, larger, strobe, redoing the technology, making it modern, and trying out new gimmicks, well that's not what the Predator series needed especially so many sequels that have not filled the list. But what made the latest attempt Predators is that it brought out what was good about Predator but go deeper into the mythology and look at it in the same aspect, as a fan, not looking at it and saying let's add to it and make it different but still Predator. So here it is the first foremost masterpiece, that starts off as your typical war/commando arch film, where an elite group led by 'Dutch' (Arnold Schwarzenegger), on a mission to rescue hostages from guerrilla territory in Central America, while being stalked and viewed through, picked apart one by one by a creature Unbeknownst to the group. What is it? It's a ethologically, and physically and technologically- advanced, strong powerful creature, with instruments alien to the group and a motive no one can fathom. It's a hunt, a hunt, practice, for what? We don't need to know, and this is what benefits for the newest sequel it uses these aspects thoroughly and usefully. The sequel uses the hunt as the basis for this general creature. Throughout the film they are picked off, but "Dutch" won't go down without a fight.

This is not an Arnold Schwarzenegger film, its combined, its a new take on Science Fiction with an added bonus with him, a name in the day, but very very entertaining and superb here, actually aspiring to act, give this character a birth, a breadth, a personality. Going on from a career as a big shot in action films, here its laded with an actual story, mythology and triumphant dialogue. Also the effects for the day and age, and budget, superbly done, it gives it the authentic fell. It's just ecstatically fun, full of out of this world shots, great photography, John Mc. (Die Hard/Die Hard With A Vengeance/13th Warrior) who sadly has disappeared off this earth as Director due to most likely his last flop as director gives this and as with his other actioner* (not a word deal with it) masterpiece, pace, plot, logic, action, a vibe, a fluency, a real job done well. Alan S.'s score is so beautifully done, in tune with the style, font, format, as with all my favourite score it isn't music, it's part of the film, the whole. A wholesome score capturing it, not in a science fiction alienator type electro vibe, but bare, brutal, rough, an action film with a sp*ce of Sci-Fi.

Overall A Classic To Love, Admire, Enjoy

Deliciously made, full of wit, charm, zazz and astonishing action.